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Auction 131, Lot 505

"Britannicarum Insularum Typus", Cluver/Jansson

Subject: Britain

Period: 1661 (published)

Publication: Introductionis in Universam Geographicam

Color: Hand Color

Size:
8 x 6 inches
20.3 x 15.2 cm
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This is a reduced version of Jansson's historical map of the British Isles after Abraham Ortelius and engraved by Petrus Kaerius. North is oriented to the right. Hadrian's wall stands as a major feature. The map is embellished with a large title cartouche.

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Condition: A

Faint toning in blank margins.

Estimate: $160 - $200

Sold for: $120

Closed on 3/17/2010

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